²⁴ "The LORD is my portion," says my soul, "therefore I will hope in him." ²⁵ The LORD is good to those who wait for him, to the soul that seeks him. ²⁶ It is good that a man should hope and quietly wait for the salvation of the LORD.

Phrases

Lord is Good

Names

Jehovah

Cross References

Isaiah 25:9

It shall be said in that day, "Behold, this is our God. We have waited for him, and he will save us. This is the LORD. We have waited for him. We will be glad and rejoice in his salvation."

Isaiah 30:18

Therefore the LORD will wait, that he may be gracious to you; and therefore he will be exalted, that he may have mercy on you, for the LORD is a God of justice. Blessed are all those who wait for him.

Genesis 49:18

I have waited for your salvation, LORD.

Psalm 27:14

Wait for the LORD. Be strong, and let your heart take courage. Yes, wait for the LORD.

Isaiah 26:9

With my soul have I desired you in the night. Yes, with my spirit within me will I seek you earnestly; for when your judgments are in the earth, the inhabitants of the world learn righteousness.

1 Chronicles 28:9

You, Solomon my son, know the God of your father, and serve him with a perfect heart and with a willing mind; for the LORD searches all hearts, and understands all the imaginations of the thoughts. If you seek him, he will be found by you; but if you forsake him, he will cast you off forever.

2 Chronicles 15:2

and he went out to meet Asa, and said to him, "Hear me, Asa, and all Judah and Benjamin. The LORD is with you, while you are with him; and if you seek him, he will be found by you; but if you forsake him, he will forsake you.

2 Chronicles 19:3

Nevertheless there are good things found in you, in that you have put away the Asheroth out of the land, and have set your heart to seek God."

2 Chronicles 30:19

who sets his heart to seek God, the LORD, the God of his fathers, even if they aren't clean according to the purification of the sanctuary."

2 Chronicles 31:21

In every work that he began in the service of God's house, and in the law, and in the commandments, to seek his God, he did it with all his heart, and prospered.

Psalm 22:26

The humble shall eat and be satisfied. They shall praise the LORD who seek after him. Let your hearts live forever.

Psalm 25:8

Good and upright is the LORD, therefore he will instruct sinners in the way.

Psalm 27:8

When you said, "Seek my face," my heart said to you, "I will seek your face, LORD."

Psalm 37:7

Rest in the LORD, and wait patiently for him. Do not fret because of him who prospers in his way, because of the man who makes wicked plots happen.

Psalm 37:34

Wait for the LORD, and keep his way, and he will exalt you to inherit the land. When the wicked are cut off, you shall see it.

Psalm 39:7

Now, Lord, what do I wait for? My hope is in you.

Psalm 40:1-5

I waited patiently for the LORD. He turned to me, and heard my cry.

Psalm 61:1

Hear my cry, God. Listen to my prayer.

Psalm 61:5

For you, God, have heard my vows. You have given me the heritage of those who fear your name.

Psalm 69:32

The humble have seen it, and are glad. You who seek after God, let your heart live.

Psalm 105:3

Glory in his holy name. Let the heart of those who seek the LORD rejoice.

Psalm 119:2

Blessed are those who keep his decrees, who seek him with their whole heart.

Psalm 130:5-6

I wait for the LORD. My soul waits. I hope in his word.

Isaiah 40:31

But those who wait for the LORD will renew their strength. They will mount up with wings like eagles. They will run, and not be weary. They will walk, and not faint.

Isaiah 55:6

Seek the LORD while he may be found; call you on him while he is near:

Isaiah 64:4

For from of old men have not heard, nor perceived by the ear, and neither has the eye seen a God besides you, who works for him who waits for him.

Lamentations 3:26

It is good that a man should hope and quietly wait for the salvation of the LORD.

Hosea 10:12

Sow to yourselves in righteousness, reap according to kindness. Break up your fallow ground; for it is time to seek the LORD, until he comes and rains righteousness on you.

Micah 7:7-8

But as for me, I will look to the LORD. I will wait for the God of my salvation. My God will hear me.

Zephaniah 3:8

"Therefore wait for me," says the LORD, "until the day that I rise up to the prey, for my determination is to gather the nations, that I may assemble the kingdoms, to pour on them my indignation, even all my fierce anger, for all the earth will be devoured with the fire of my jealousy.

1 Thessalonians 1:10

and to wait for his Son from heaven, whom he raised from the dead?Jesus, who delivers us from the wrath to come.

James 5:7

Be patient therefore, brothers, until the coming of the Lord. Behold, the farmer waits for the precious fruit of the earth, being patient over it, until it receives the early and late rain.